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Lesson 5 · The Moves

Surrender — Giving Up

Surrender (late surrender) lets you fold your hand and recover half your bet. It is not always available.

Use it only in desperate situations: when the probability of losing is so high that surrendering half is the most profitable move.

Examples

Hard 16 vs 10
6♦6♦6
K♣K♣K
YOU
VS
K♦K♦K
DEALER
✓ Surrender

You have 16, dealer shows 10. Surrender — you lose less by giving up half.

Hard 15 vs 10
7♥7♥7
8♥8♥8
YOU
VS
10♦10♦10
DEALER
✓ Surrender

You have 15, dealer shows 10. Surrender — same logic: you lose less.

Guided practice

Try 5 hands from the category you just studied before the quiz.

Hard
7♣7♣7
8♦8♦8
YOUR HAND
VS
Dealer
K♣K♣K
DEALER

Quiz

Answer 4 out of 5 correctly to continue.